Clean Hot Hatch: 1991 Honda CRX Si
In this day and age, it has become incredibly easy to find cars and trucks for sale that were listed on major auction sites just months or weeks earlier. I’m not sure what this means for the hobby in general that it’s now so easy to see how much a car sold for in the not too distant past, but for vehicles like this 1991 Honda CRX Si listed here on Facebook Marketplace, it doesn’t take much detective work to see it was sold in October 2022 for $15,000 on Bring A Trailer.
Now, unlike most sellers of recently-sold auction vehicles, this individual isn’t looking to up the price big time, asking for $16,000 with a note that no reasonable offer will be refused. He claims there were big plans to build a replica of the car he owned (or wanted to own) in high school but that a property purchase opportunity and the feeling that this CRX is too clean to modify are the reasons for the quick turnaround after driving the car home from Florida following his auction win. Here’s my advice for anyone wanting to sell a car like this: ditch the cheap aftermarket wheels and put it back on the factory alloys.
As you can see in the hatch area, the pretty Si-specific alloy wheels come with the car. Incredibly, both this seller and the one he purchased the car from neglected to make this swap. Honestly, you’re leaving money on the table as the visual impact of a desirable enthusiast vehicle like the CRX will almost certainly drive the sale price higher. Those are things I’ll never understand about sellers when the potential to net an additional $2,000-$3,000 is sitting right in front of you but the opportunity remains untaken. Oh, well – I’m sure the rust-free condition and clean paint will do most of the talking in this case.
In addition, the factory interior is in excellent condition, too, with the Si-specific bucket seats showing very little in the way of wear-and-tear. These top-of-the-line CRXs are the most sought-after, with plenty of cars succumbing to rust, bad modifications, and prior accident damage over the years. Prices have been up and down with some stellar examples selling for eye-watering numbers and other almost as nice cars such as this one selling for more reasonable numbers. I doubt the seller will do much better than the price he paid for it, as prices are generally down for all but the most spectacular of examples. My advice: put the factory wheels back on!
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Comments
If it sold for $15K on BAT that prolly means it’s worth about $12 in the real world…their prices are almost always on the top edge of the market. I’ve been bidding on 944s on BAT for the last year, prolly 25 of ’em. But never got what I’d call a “deal”. Still lookin’.
Try cars and bids another auction site, also auto tempest searches multiple sites to find the car you are looking for
Seller bought it for $15k off BaT in 2022. After buyers fee and professional detailing, the $16K ask is less than he has in it. Seems like a great car for the $$.
I bought a 1990 white CRX Si used in 1992. 12k miles. I paid $7800
I drove it 5 years, 75k trouble free miles. I babied the car. Totally mint, always hand washed.
I sold it for $8200. The only car I actually made money on.
I’d love to jump on this one.
“prolly” ?
“probably” is prolly too long to type for Hank.
U’re prolly rite
OH, AN ENGLISH MAJOR!!! Didn’t know there were any of you left! We’re not writing a term paper here, idiomatic English as it is spoken shouldn’t be too complicated even for you. Hope the contractions don’t throw you off!
Point is that prices on BAT (that’s Bring A Trailer for you English Majors) are usually higher than on any other site.
185/60-14, this is why the aftermarket wheel rims are on this CRX-Si. You are hard pressed to find the size in a performance tire in the USA. After a month of searching and waiting for delivery, I sit waiting for my Uniroyal [made by Michelin] Tiger Paws to be installed on my CRX-Si Targa [Del Sol].
Good ones Popy & Tod’po ! !
I think it likely means that the market is turning down. So speculators are unloading their hobby cars while the values are still high.
bingo.
Our H.S hash 🚬 🥴😵💫 dealer had one of these. Amazing how many people he could stuff into that little car.
My last “sports” car was a 90 or 91 CRX, the only car I ever bought from a dealer. December 30, 1999, I paid $3,800 for it. Absolutely loved, loved, loved that car! I only had it 2 years before it got hit by some van load of tourists while I lived in Florida. If I had $16k, I’d be sorely tempted to buy this one – I’ve been shopping off and on for a 2015 or 2016 Civic SI for nearly 4 years now, and the prices have only gone up due to pandemic shortages. Maybe the used car market is finally on the verge of collapse and I’ll find what I want at a price I’m willing to pay. And maybe pigs will fly 😕